|
Post by benster72 on Dec 17, 2022 9:48:08 GMT -5
When Adam passed away, it was Tom Hanks who posted fond remembrance of him, for his performance of the song. He wrote and composed, co-produced, played bass, and sang backup on the chorus. I'd probably post here if one of the actors from the fictional band passed away, but Adam's involvement in real life, in my opinion, belongs in this post, but I can see Mike's point if he thinks it doesn't. Don't get me wrong, he's basically half-responsible for the song all by himself. But what you said was, he was the leader of The Wonders. That Thing You Do! had an actual soundtrack album, which included four other songs in addition to the title track (and a "live" version of it) that are credited to the group*, none of which I'm seeing that he contributed to. If you happen to know otherwise on that point, feel free to mention so. *All songs are performer-credited to fictional musicians from the movie. But among ACTUAL musician credits, the title track is the only one I'm seeing his being credited on.I think you made great points, but I was just trying to answer the question posed above. I honestly think a member of the song at number 23 on the 12-14-96 show passed away. When Fountains of Wayne hit the charts in 2003, The Wonders were referenced by Rick Dees and AT40, so there is some cross connection.
|
|
|
Post by burcjm on Dec 17, 2022 10:03:28 GMT -5
The 90s have updated to December 21, 1991 (yes, for real) and Dees 2K has updated to December 17, 2005. Just waiting on the 80s. The 80s show is December 17, 1988.
|
|
|
Post by Mike on Dec 17, 2022 10:33:50 GMT -5
I think you made great points, but I was just trying to answer the question posed above. I honestly think a member of the song at number 23 on the 12-14-96 show passed away. For all intents and purposes, yes. The 80s show is December 17, 1988. Though it is captioned as December 19, 1989 - which there is no such chart date, but it would have otherwise suggested either 1987 (December 19) or 1989.
|
|
|
Post by mjl677 on Dec 17, 2022 10:53:05 GMT -5
With Rick Dees going with December 1988 this week, this leaves plenty of options for that year as Sirius XM 80s on 8 will also be going with that month and year next weekend. So if AT40 decides to go with a Christmas chart or a year that you’re not into, you have 1988 on these countdowns to go to.
|
|
|
Post by Mike on Dec 17, 2022 11:02:13 GMT -5
With Rick Dees going with December 1988 this week, this leaves plenty of options for that year as Sirius XM 80s on 8 will also be going with that month and year next weekend. So if AT40 decides to go with a Christmas chart or a year that you’re not into, you have 1988 on these countdowns to go to. Ah...you have the timeline off a little. Yes Rick is doing 88, but unless that year goes for a second week in a row next week (admittedly possible), then the choices will be Big 40's 88, AT40's...likely/hopefully 84 (as is the high expectation as the chart in question hasn't been done for a dozen years), and Rick's...something besides either one of those. Incidentally, I'm very curious as to what Rick's going to do tomorrow and next week. Last year this weekend had Christmas all around. Nothing stopping that from happening next week I suppose, and for KKMK that'd probably be fine to close Christmas Day with. (The same for terrestrial 90s, though I'm not sure terrestrial 90s have ever actually been offered Christmas? Or have they?) But for the app, doing that for the 90s and/or Dees 2K would keep Christmas music going through the 30th, several days past the typical sell-by date. For the 90s, the choices would ostensibly be: 12/22/90, Christmas, or a year-end - the 1990 is the only weekly 90s countdown with a later date than the 1991 that went up this morning. For Dees 2K, it'd be either Christmas or a year-end, as the 2005 that went up IS the weekly 2K countdown with the latest date.
|
|
|
Post by johnnywest on Dec 17, 2022 11:15:13 GMT -5
Of note, the chart that Rick uses for 12/21/91 was saved for January on Casey’s Top 40. Meanwhile, Casey started his Top 100 of 1991 a week before Rick.
|
|
|
Post by Mike on Dec 17, 2022 11:43:03 GMT -5
Of note, the chart that Rick uses for 12/21/91 was saved for January on Casey’s Top 40. Meanwhile, Casey started his Top 100 of 1991 a week before Rick. Yeah...from when CT40 began through when Casey departed AT40 for the second time, 1993-95 and 2000-03 are when their timelines aligned. (2000-03, of course, Casey and Rick were also both distributed by Premiere.) 1989, Casey had just one week where the Top 40 of 1989 and the Top 40 of the 1980s were offered side-by-side, while Rick did the two-week Top 80 of the 1980s. 1990-92, Casey went to year-ends a week earlier than Rick. 1996-99, Rick went to year-ends a week earlier.
|
|
|
Post by mitchm on Dec 17, 2022 13:07:26 GMT -5
WBEL Mostly90s.com is playing the Top Hits of 1998 Part 2 today (#42-#1). The first song played is "This Kiss" by Faith Hill. This is the 5th airing of this show in retro-Dees with the most recent being 12/25/2021r.
|
|
|
Post by dth1971 on Dec 17, 2022 19:52:02 GMT -5
WBEL Mostly90s.com is playing the Top Hits of 1998 Part 2 today (#42-#1). The first song played is "This Kiss" by Faith Hill. This is the 5th airing of this show in retro-Dees with the most recent being 12/25/2021r. Doubtful next weekend WBEL will play a Rick Dees Christmas show.
|
|
|
Post by Mike on Dec 18, 2022 20:04:11 GMT -5
Welp. Didn't see this coming - it's Part Two of the Hot AC version of the Top 100 of 2001, for its second time. (Starts at #41, "Babylon" by David Gray.)
I really don't get why terrestrial 90s and 2K Dees are pushing year-ends so soon. Each could have offered regular weekly countdowns this week before next week likely doing Christmas, then New Years' weekend would then have been year-ends. Instead, they get moved up to the middle of the month? Like......what?
If anything, now I almost expect New Years' weekend to end up with the "first" regular weekly offerings of 2023. ("First" in quotes as Saturday, of course, is the 31st.)
|
|
|
Post by mitchm on Dec 22, 2022 18:13:47 GMT -5
KDGL TheEagle1069.com is playing 12/19/87 today. The sure shot is "I Found Someone" by Cher. This is the 7th airing of this show in retro-Dees with the most recent being 12/25/2021r.
|
|
|
Post by dth1971 on Dec 24, 2022 6:24:56 GMT -5
KDGL TheEagle1069.com is playing 12/19/87 today. The sure shot is "I Found Someone" by Cher. This is the 7th airing of this show in retro-Dees with the most recent being 12/25/2021r. Would it be a few weeks later when "Spotlight" by Madonna would make Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 although it was never played on AT40 due to lack of a commercial single release?
|
|
|
Post by OnWithTheCountdown on Dec 24, 2022 7:38:02 GMT -5
KDGL TheEagle1069.com is playing 12/19/87 today. The sure shot is "I Found Someone" by Cher. This is the 7th airing of this show in retro-Dees with the most recent being 12/25/2021r. Would it be a few weeks later when "Spotlight" by Madonna would make Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 although it was never played on AT40 due to lack of a commercial single release? Yes, it did - it was a Sure Shot on either 1/23 or 1/30/1988, IIRC. I have both shows, but I'm out of state visiting family this weekend so I can't check. Everyone stay warm out there! (Except y'all in CA and Vegas. 😂)
|
|
|
Post by Mike on Dec 24, 2022 9:40:27 GMT -5
On the app, the 80s have updated to December 21, 1985.
The 90s and Dees 2K both have Christmas - the 90s having the 1998 edition (does he really not have any 90s Christmas besides that year available?), and Dees 2K having 2003. On the latter, the first song played is 'N Sync's "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays".
ETA: Dees 2K is actually 2002; see next page.
|
|
|
Post by dth1971 on Dec 24, 2022 10:17:36 GMT -5
On the app, the 80s have updated to December 21, 1985. The 90s and Dees 2K both have Christmas - the 90s having the 1998 edition (does he really not have any 90s Christmas besides that year available?), and Dees 2K having 2003. On the latter, the first song played is 'N Sync's "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays". How come the Rick Dees app doesn't have any 1983-1985 Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 shows that used the Cash Box chart source before it switched to R&R - or has there?
|
|